ORLANDELLA v. O'BRIEN


637 A.2d 105 (1994)

Rosa M. ORLANDELLA v. Laurie A. O'BRIEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided February 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward S. MacColl, Thompson, McNaboe, Ashley & Bull, Portland, for plaintiff.

James C. Hunt, Robinson, Kriger, McCallum & Greene, P.A., Portland, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, COLLINS, RUDMAN and DANA, JJ.


WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Rosa M. Orlandella appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) reinstating the dismissal of plaintiff's complaint with prejudice. Plaintiff contends that the court abused its discretion when, without finding bad faith or willfulness on the part of plaintiff's former attorney, it dismissed her case. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

In October of 1991 plaintiff filed a complaint...

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